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Monmouth Park, Woodbridge OTB Open for Simulcasting

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Oceanport, N.J. – Several days after Hurricane Sandy blew
through the Jersey Shore, Monmouth Park and Woodbridge OTB have reopened for
simulcasting; however, the live Thoroughbred meet at the Meadowlands is
canceled for the remainder of the season, which was to run through Saturday,
Nov. 3.

“As of now,
we are unsure of the extent of the damage at Monmouth Park,”
said Bob Kulina, president of Darby Development LLC, operator of the
racetrack.“We were extremely lucky that
no people or horses were injured during the storm, or its aftermath.Property damage, however, is yet to be
ascertained.

“The racing
surface itself needs to be evaluated and therefore we have canceled all
training for the year.The stable area
will close as quickly as possible to facilitate a complete diagnosis of any
damage to the barns.”

Monmouth Park,
located just one mile west of the Atlantic Ocean,
did see downed trees and a power outage, the latter of which was restored on
Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The
racetrack anticipates being able to offer full-card simulcasting of this year’s
Breeders’ Cup on Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3.